About this Event
Iconic Homes Tour: Umbrella House
Saturday, December 20, 2025
11:00 am-12:00 pm
1300 Westway Drive, Sarasota, FL 34236
Street parking is available along Westway Drive near the house.
The Umbrella House
In 1953, developer Philip Hiss commissioned Paul Rudolph to design a spec home as a physical advertisement for his concept of "Tropical Homes" and his new development of modernist residences, Lido Shores. The dominant feature of the house is the “umbrella”, giving the house its colloquial name. The shade structure is an expansive awning designed to modulate the intense subtropical sun of Southwest Florida's Gulf Coast and unite the pool and home complex under one cohesive structural gesture. The original umbrella, lost during a storm in the 1960s, was carefully reconstructed in 2015 and received multiple awards for preservation and rehabilitation from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and the AIA.
Tour led by Marty Hylton, President, Architecture Sarasota
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Umbrella House, 1300 Westway Drive, Sarasota, United States
USD 54.80 to USD 70.77
